Corset and the like and fastening system therefor



A. J. LECOUTRE. CORSET AND THE LIKE AND. FASTENING SYSTEM THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2 1918.

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Be it known that I, Auous'rn JEAN Lnoou'rnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets and the like and Fastening Systems Therefor, of which thefollowingis a specification; i

My invention relates tofcors'et's, corset WitlStS, and abdominal belts, and slmilar articles, which have two front steels or clasps, which have fastening devices which attach the steels together. "One of the steels has the eye members thereon, and the other steel has the studs thereon, which are engaged by the eye members. 1

The object of my invention is to improve upon the constructlon of corsets, ands'imilar articles, which have two front steels with the fastening devices thereon above referred to, and more particularly to provide a locking device, made independent of the eye members, and studs on the steels, but com bined therewith, and adapted to engage with the studs and prevent them from becoming accidentally detached or unfastened from the eye members.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of my locking device for the fastening devices on the front steels of corsets, and similar articles.

In the ordinary construction of corsets, and similar articles, which have two front steels, the studs on one of the steels extend loosely through the eye members on the other steel, and are liable to become accidentally detached from the eye members, when the corsets are in use, so that the steels will unfasten,

In my improved construction of a corset, corset waist, abdominal belt, and similar articles, with front steels with fastening de- 7 vices thereon, comprising eye members, and studs, I provide a locking device for holding the studs in the eye members, and preventing them from becoming accidentally detached, to allow the steels to unfasten.

My locking device, comprises a flap or strip, preferably of textile fabric, on the front of the corset, adjoining the front steels, which is stitched or otherwise secured along one edge to one side of the corset, preferably contiguous to the outer edge of the and with the V tea in of Letters r t ene fif Pat-ented June 14, 1921.

Application filed March 2a, 1918. Serial no. 225,2 21. i

steel having'the eyemembers thereon. The other edge of said' fiap ,or stripis free, and

provided'with snap fasteners or buttons,

which snap over the heads of the studs on the other steel, and j are detachably secured to'said studs, to prevent them from coming out of or being detached from the eye members,and' allow the -steels"to unfasten when the corset is in use. 7

Referring to the drawing p v Figure 1 shows'a front. view of a corset with my improvements combined therewith,

locklng dev ce in operative po sition.

Fig. 2 corresponds to Fig. 1, but shows the locking device detached at one edge, and turned over,.and

Fig. 3; shows the two'ffrontl steels detached,

and. the locking device turned back.

The corset shown in the drawing may be of any ordinary construction, and in this instance consists of the two halves 1, having the hose supporters 2 attached to their lower edge. The two parts 1 are in this instance laced together at their rear portion, by lacing 3, and are provided with two steels or clasps 4 at their front portion. One of the steels 4 has the eye members 4 thereon, and the other steel 4 has the studs 4" thereon, in the usual and well known way. 'The studs 4 are adapted to pass through the eye members 4, to secure the two steels 4 together.

The above mentioned parts may be of any usual and well known construction.

I will now describe my improvements.

Upon the front of the corset is a flap or strip 5, which is preferably of textile material and of substantially the length of the corset, or it may be shorter, and of a width to extend over the two front steels 4. The flap or strip 5 is attached along one edge to one side of the corset, contiguous to and with the studs 4" prevent the studs from coming outof the eye members 4:, and act as'alock to securesa'id studsin' sai d eye 'memb'ers, and'prevent the two steelsfrom becoming accidentally unclasped or unfastenedwhen the corset is in use. The snap fasteners or buttons 5', are readily attached to the studs 4", and detached from said studs, when the corset is put on, and removed from the wearer. I p l V I haveshown my snap fastener, or looking means for the front steels combined with a corset, but it-will be understood they may be combined with a corsetwaist, or an abdominal belt, orother similar article, in

which two steels or clasps are used, having 1 eye members and studs to secure the steels together.

It :will be understood that the details of construction of my improvements may behole slot type and the other carryingstuds,

and a supplemental flap or strip attached to that side of the corset carrying the eye a members and provided with means to fit over the heads of the studs when engaged with the eye members and oppose relative movement of the studs and fthe eye -members into disengaging position.-

2. A fastener for corsets andthe like including aneye member, a stud for engagement in said eye member, and a snap fastener socket adapted to snap over the head of the stud and to grip the stud after the stud has been engaged with the eye member, said fastening means reducingtheplay between stud andeye member in a direction longitudinal of the stud, and said socket extending beyond the outer end-of said "stud.

bination' with two front steels, one. having keyholev slot eye members, and one having studs to. secure them-together, of a supplemental'fiap or strip attached to the corset and provided with snap, fastenersockets positioned "on said flap or strip to engage over-and grip theheads of said studs afterengagement of said studs with said eye members, thereby to locksaid studsin said eye members, I r L AUGUSITE JEAN LECOUTRE.

Witnesses: V

JOHN C; DEWEY, MINNA HAAS.. V

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